There are 10 ways to get from Essen to Scalea by plane, car, train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, or car train
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane DUS - SUF
- Drive from Lamezia-Terme-Airport-SUF to Scaleacar
7h€116–286Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Naples Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane CGN - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
9h 21m€105–318Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Chiassotrain Ec
- Take the train from Chiasso to Milano Centraletrain S11
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Afragolatrain Fr
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain Fr
19h 12m€407–1,249Bus
- Take the bus from Duesseldorf Worringer Straße to Sala Consilina Terminal Bus SS19bus
- Take the bus from Sala Consilina to Scalea Via Gen. C.A. dalla Chiesabus
26h 45mDrive 1,860.3 km
- Drive from Essen to Scaleacar 1,860.3 km
17h 3m€291–421Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane DUS - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
8h 50m€115–279Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane DUS - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragolatrain
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
9h 12m€138–341Train, night train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the night train from Ulm Hbf to Bolzano Bozennighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain Fr
23h 14m€280–805Bus via Bologna
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Bologna Centralebus N537
- Take the bus from Bologna - Piazza Xx Settembre to Scalea Via Gen. C.A. dalla Chiesabus Route 3
27h 35m€175–273Drive, car train
- Drive from Essen to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Scaleacar
22h 43m€316–449
Essen to Scalea by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Scalea is to fly and train which costs €110 - €280 and takes 8h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Scalea is to fly and drive which takes 7h and costs €110 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Scalea. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Scalea Via Gen. C.A. dalla Chiesa via Duesseldorf Worringer Straße and Sala Consilina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Scalea. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Scalea-S.Domen.Talao via Frankfurt, Chiasso, Milano Centrale and Napoli Afragola. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 12m.
The distance between Essen and Scalea is 1716 km. The road distance is 1860.3 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Scalea without a car is to train which takes 19h 12m and costs €400 - €1300.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Essen to Scalea, including transfers.
Essen to Scalea bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Scalea train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Scalea is to train which takes 19h 12m and costs €400 - €1300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 26h 45m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Scalea, Italy?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao via Frankfurt, Chiasso, Milano Centrale, and Napoli Afragola in around 19h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Scalea Via Gen. C.A. dalla Chiesa via Düsseldorf central bus station, Duesseldorf Worringer Straße, and Sala Consilina in around 26h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Naples Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Naples Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Frankfurt to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €220–700
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Chiasso to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Ulm Hbf to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Duesseldorf Worringer Straße to Sala Consilina Terminal Bus SS19
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- 0984 401468
- info@consorzioautolinee.it
- Website
- consorzioautolinee.it
Bus from Sala Consilina to Scalea Via Gen. C.A. dalla Chiesa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- consorzioautolinee.it
Bus from Bologna - Piazza Xx Settembre to Scalea Via Gen. C.A. dalla Chiesa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- consorzioautolinee.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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Essen to Scalea bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Essen to Scalea train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Scalea is 1860 km. It takes approximately 17h 3m to drive from Essen to Scalea.
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